2026 DMD Agenda

Conference Welcome

Hubert Lim
DMD Conference Chair

Keynote Presentations

"Bench to Bedside to Boardroom: Bridging Science and Medicine for Patient Impact"
Ryan Egeland
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President
Solventum

"3D+ at the Point of Care: Transforming Procedural Care in Colombia"
Carlos Guerrero-Chalela
Internist and Cardiologist
Children's Heart Foundation, LaCardio

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center in the Minnesota Room.

• Advancement in Clinical and Training Application of Cardiac Echo
  (Thomas Swain Room)
• Advancements in Organ Transplantation
  (Heritage Gallery)
• Learn How to Include Computational Models in Your FDA Submission
  (Johnson Great Room)
• Wearable Medical Devices
  (University Hall)

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

Keynote Panelists

• Stephanie Board 
  SVP, R&D
  Interventional Cardiology & Vascular Therapies
  Boston Scientific
• Frank Cerra
  Former Sr. VP of Health Sciences
  Former Dean, Medical School
  University of Minnesota
• Dale Wahlstrom
  Act 3, LLC Life Science Consulting
  Former VP of Venture Programs, Medtronic
• Art Erdman (Moderator)
  Founding Chair, Design of Medical Devices Conference
  Founding Director, Earl E Bakken Medical Devices Center
  University of Minnesota

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

• Advancements in Preservation for Cell Therapies
  (Heritage Gallery)
• Cardiac Pulsed Field Ablation
  (Thomas Swain Room)
• Neuro Medtech 1
  (University Hall)
• PDIC Breakthrough and Networking
  (Johnson Great Room)

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room, the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room and connect with poster presenters in Memorial Hall.

DMD Poster Session 1: Authors will be at their posters from 3:00-6:00 pm in Memorial Hall.

• Innovations in Aortic Stent Grafting
  Thomas Swain Room)
• Neuro Medtech 2
  (University Hall)
• PDIC Breakthrough and Networking
  (Johnson Great Room)
• The Future of Cryopreservation Panel
  (Heritage Gallery)

• Food + Networking is 5:00-7:30 pm (The Commons)
• Student Design Showcase is 5:30-7:30 pm (Memorial Hall)
• DMD Poster Session ends at 6:00 pm (Memorial Hall)
• NSF ATP-Bio Poster Session is 5:30-7:30 pm (Memorial Hall)
• Visible Heart® Laboratories Tour 5:15-6:30 pm (Departs from Memorial Hall)

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

• Contributed Papers 1
  (University Hall)
• Life Saving Devices in a Changing Regulatory Landscape: PFAS, Fluoropolymers, and Patient Care
  (Johnson Great Room)
• Role of Emerging Technology in Improved Healthcare
  (Thomas Swain Room)
• Technology Advancements in Cryopreservation
  (Heritage Gallery)

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

Keynote Presentation

"CDRH: Regulating and Fostering Medical Device Innovation"
Michelle Tarver, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room and the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room.

• Biopreservation Technologies Fireside Chat
  (Heritage Gallery)
• Contributed Papers 2
  (University Hall)
• Medical Device Design-Lifecycle Management and Sustainability
  (Thomas Swain Room)
• Medtech Regulatory and Policy Panel
  (Johnson Great Room)

Make sure to visit the exhibitor tables in the Ski-U-Mah Room, the Heart to Learn Exhibit and Bakken Medical Devices Center Exhibit in the Minnesota Room and connect with poster presenters in Memorial Hall.

DMD Poster Session 2: Authors will be at their posters from 3:00-6:00 pm in Memorial Hall.

• Innovation in Rural America/Central Minnesota
  (Johnson Great Room)
• Pediatric Cardiac Technologies
  (Thomas Swain Room)
• The Great Medtech Pitch Competition
  (Heritage Gallery)

Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center

• Food + Networking 4:00-6:00 pm
• DMD Poster Session ends at 6:00 pm
• Awards Ceremony
• Visible Heart® Laboratories Tour 5:15-6:30 pm (Departs from Memorial Hall)